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Church Yard Sale
If you missed the town-wide yard sale, and you have anything you’d like to donate, the Welcoming Committee will be having a yard sale during the Westminster Cracker Festival on Saturday, October 21st from 10 AM—3 PM. We are looking for anyone in the community that would like to participate. Refreshments will be available!! Proceeds will go to The First Congregational Church of Westminster and 5% of proceeds will go to the Westminster Food Pantry. Please email [email protected] if you would…
Adopt A Bill
As another way to raise funds for the church, the Trustees are suggesting that some people might want to Adopt a Bill to ease the strain on the church budget. The idea would be that you would select a bill and reimburse the church for that item. Below are a few suggestions.
Building and AED Updates
From the Trustees and Safe Church Committee… BUILDING UPDATE Safe Church and the Trustees have been working to update procedures and ensure safety aspects of our church building are in order. In recent weeks, the emergency button system was tested, the building inspected by the fire department and the kitchen by the health department, and the AED was serviced. AED The AED is now in working order. The Trustees have contracted a service provider for the device to ensure that it…
OUR FATHER’S HOUSE CLOSES
As you may have heard, Our Father’s House will no longer be providing services and shelters for the unhoused people in our communities. This is due to a change in funding. Our Church has supported Our Father’s House through monetary donations as well as donations of various supplies. These donations were always greatly appreciated. Since the shelter has closed the Women’s Fellowship will no longer be collecting your donations. The donation container in Fellowship Hall will be removed. Thank you…
Welcome To Rev. Stacey
The Diaconate is happy to announce that we now have an Interim Pastor to help guide and walk with us along our journey into the next chapter of our church. Please join us in welcoming Rev. Stacey Kullgren to our church family. Rev. Stacey is a long-time member of the United Church of Jaffrey, NH and currently lives in Winchester, NH. As a youth, Stacey became aware that her calling was to be of service to others. Stacey was ordained…
New Hearing Assistance Devices
Jesus said, “My sheep HEAR my voice…and they follow me.” But many of us who suffer from hearing loss find hearing what is spoken in worship to be problematic. So, a few years ago, when goals were set for the Capital Campaign, improving the hearing assistance devices for the sanctuary were high on the list. Thanks to generosity of those who contributed to the Capital Campaign and the faithfulness of the Trustees in working to achieve that goal, the new devices…